Without Context, Water Use Claims Are Misleading (Millions? Billions? Trillions?)

Water use debate often occurs in an information vacuum

Tom Gantert | January 16, 2020

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Corporate Subsidy Formula: Big Promises In Headlines, Failures Invisible

Take those job promises with a grain of salt

Tom Gantert | October 10, 2019

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Michigan Teacher Pay Scales: Top Out Fast, Then Go Nowhere

That’s the union contract most teachers accept when they enter the profession

Tom Gantert | September 14, 2019

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No Such Thing As An Average Teacher Salary In Michigan

One teacher saw a $19,166 increase over three years; another, $435 over seven

Tom Gantert | September 13, 2019

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Will Wild Rice Really Save The Great Lakes?

Without prioritization, it’s hard to know if Great Lakes Restoration money is well-spent

Tom Gantert | September 5, 2019

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Website Calls Detroit Charter School ‘Struggling,’ Silent On Failing District Schools Nearby

Charter scored a ‘C’ on income-adjusted school ratings, but its conventional competitors got an ‘F’

Tom Gantert | August 20, 2019

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Possible Fire Sprinkler License Would Be Nation's Most Restrictive

‘Work experience’ requirement exceeds requirements for practicing law

Madeline Peltzer | July 15, 2019

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Homeowner: Are All Uses Not ‘Permitted’ By Zoning Forbidden?

That’s what one Michigan city appears to claim

Dawson Bell | March 14, 2019

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Respected Think Tank Shatters Michigan ‘Teacher Shortage’ Myth

Uncritical media has repeated this false teachers union claim

Tom Gantert | February 26, 2019

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Michigan School Funding ‘Dead Last’? Watch That Methodology

Third in a series of how claims about public school revenue claims are often misleading

Tom Gantert | February 11, 2019

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One Source Of School Finance Confusion: ‘Equity In School Funding’

Second in a series of how claims about public school revenue claims are often misleading

Tom Gantert | February 9, 2019

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Warning: Michigan School Finance Is Complicated

It’s also confusing, and spending interests often don’t tell the whole story

Tom Gantert | February 8, 2019

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Diversity Programs Big Business at U-M

University pays $11 million to 93 diversity program administrators

Derek Draplin | February 4, 2019

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School Budgets Caught A Cold In 2000s, But Michigan Taxpayers Suffered Economic Pneumonia

Spending advocates’ budget comparisons ignore how Michigan’s ‘lost decade’ crushed taxpayers

Tom Gantert | January 30, 2019

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Michigan Schools And Families Were Hurt By 800,000 Lost Jobs

Public school establishment complaining about cuts that happened 10 years ago

Tom Gantert | November 12, 2018

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Utility’s Plan To Replace Coal With Solar Passes Regulatory Hurdle

Regulators advance it a step, but cost and reliability concerns remain

Evan Carter | October 8, 2018

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U-M Research Guide Leans Left On ‘Fake News’ And Media Bias

Watching academia's taxpayer-funded media watchers

Tom Gantert | August 28, 2018

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Fewer New Coronavirus Cases In Midland After Thousands Helped On Flood, Cleanup

Few face masks, little social distancing among volunteers mucking-out homes

June 4, 2020

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Whitmer Cites Increased COVID-19 Cases In Ohio; Recent Data Not Supportive

Johns Hopkins, New York Times, State of Ohio all show downward trend

June 3, 2020

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Michigan Sheriff: ‘We Are Not Going To Investigate’ Businesses Reopening’

June 3, 2020

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New Whitmer Order: You May Remove Face Mask While Eating In Bars Or Restaurants

Thanks for that; establishments can reopen June 8

June 1, 2020

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Michigan's April Job-Loss Percentage Topped The Nation

From March to April, no state was harder hit by epidemic and lockdown policies

June 1, 2020

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Lansing Insiders: Whitmer Expected To Ease Statewide Lockdown Today

June 1, 2020

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Feds Scratch Heads: Bicycle Repairs OK But Jeweler Visits A Crime Without Appointment?

US Department of Justice says, ‘hard to conceive of a rational basis’ for some Michigan lockdown orders

May 31, 2020

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Whitmer Sends Mixed Messages On Protests During Epidemic

'The First Amendment right to protest has never been more important'

May 30, 2020

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U.S. Department of Justice: Why Pot Dispensaries Allowed But Not Car Washes?

May 30, 2020

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Who Is Fear Mongering?

May 29, 2020

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Lawsuit Filed Against Whitmer’s Plans That Could Imprison Business Owners Who Defy Executive Orders

May 27, 2020

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Columnist Conjures Images of Dead Children to Support Lockdowns

Data suggest children are least at risk; only a dozen deaths nationwide

May 27, 2020

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State's Top Medic Says COVID Cases Low, But 'All Of The Risk' Not Gone

When will 'all of the risk' ever be gone?

May 27, 2020

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State Epidemic Website’s Fine Print Conflicts With Claims From Whitmer, Experts

Less than represented

May 26, 2020

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Bill Would Permit Outside Bar And Restaurant 'Social Districts'

May 26, 2020

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Detroit Cops Have Issued 2,528 Tickets For Lockdown Violations

More than 5,600 warnings and 39 parties busted, too

May 26, 2020

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202 New COVID-19 Cases In Michigan On Memorial Day

Lowest since May 4

May 26, 2020

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U-M Football Cancelled? Washtenaw County Had Two Cases Of COVID-19 on May 22

May 24, 2020

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AG Dana Nessel’s Lawsuit Response Claims COVID-19 is ‘Wily ... Pernicious ... Foe’

May 24, 2020

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Coronavirus Threat Springs Kwame; Michigan’s Prison Test Results

This state has tested its 38,130 prisoners

May 23, 2020

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Whitmer Called Lockdown ‘Temporary’ On March 23, Now Extended to 81 Days

Rationale then was bend the curve, state ICU bed use rate now 68%

May 22, 2020

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Michigan AG Nessel: Ford Plant May Have To Close Because Trump Visited Without Face Mask

'A real possibility' if a worker there gets sick

May 22, 2020

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Michigan No. 2 In Nation For Unemployment

Only Nevada is higher with its closed casinos

May 22, 2020

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State Employees Laid Off One Day Per Week Will Get That $600 Per Week Federal Boost

May 22, 2020

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Judge Won’t Shut Down Owosso Barber Over ‘Theoretical’ Threat

Asks why barber wasn’t arrested if threat was real

May 21, 2020

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Science Is Uncertain On COVID-19

Rationales for lockdown based on 'best science' that is changing

May 21, 2020

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Workers Earning Under $50K A Year Could Do Better On Unemployment

$600-a-week federal boost is the difference maker

May 21, 2020

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CDC: Face Masks For Ages Three And Up At Nation's Schools

‘Most essential in times when physical distancing is difficult’

May 20, 2020

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Michigan Unemployment Rate Jumps From 4% to 23.8% In One Month

Michigan jobless rate in April was 23.8%, U.S.14.4%

May 20, 2020

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Township Board Rejects Locking Down Small Stores But Not Big Ones

They're unanimous in not buying the rationale

May 20, 2020

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Midland Indoor Trampoline Park Closes Due To COVID-19 Lockdown

Owner: My entire life's work is gone

May 19, 2020

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43 States Imposed Lockdowns; 24 Have Expired Or Been Repealed

Michigan looking like an outlier

May 18, 2020

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Governor To Re-Open Upper Peninsula Today?

Lansing speculation: Lockdown to ease?

May 18, 2020

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